EP1924504B1 - Verfahren und automatisches system zur ordentlichen verpackung von kunststoffvorformen in pappkartons - Google Patents

Verfahren und automatisches system zur ordentlichen verpackung von kunststoffvorformen in pappkartons Download PDF

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EP1924504B1
EP1924504B1 EP06791933A EP06791933A EP1924504B1 EP 1924504 B1 EP1924504 B1 EP 1924504B1 EP 06791933 A EP06791933 A EP 06791933A EP 06791933 A EP06791933 A EP 06791933A EP 1924504 B1 EP1924504 B1 EP 1924504B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B65B35/38—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/20—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
    • B65B61/207—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents for inserting partitions between package contents

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  • This invention relates to a process and an automatic system for orderly packaging of plastic preforms in carton boxes.
  • Plastic containers and particularly PET bottles are blow molded from special molded preforms or parisons.
  • Preform molding machines are not always located in the same factories as the blowing machines and since the output rate of such preform molding machines is often different from the output rate of the blowing machines, preforms have to be stored and carried in carton boxes having a parallelepipedal shape or a prismatic shape with an octagonal base.
  • plastic preforms are molded and, as the molds of the machine are opened, they fall onto a belt conveyor which carries them into the carton box.
  • one or more filling tubes or sleeves are introduced in the carton box, and may be handled and positioned therein.
  • the tubes are filled with preforms.
  • the boxes are held in an inclined position, so that filling occurs from the bottom and from a side of the carton box, by unloading the preform-filled tubes.
  • the carton box is filled by successive tube handling operations in the current filling position, using a programmable-logic controller, which allows filling to occur with a substantially matrix arrangement.
  • the object of this invention is to provide fast and safe packaging of preforms regardless of their size and to optimize the available space in carton boxes.
  • numeral 1 generally designates an automatic system for palletizing plastic preforms, also known as "parisons" and designated by numeral 2 in the example.
  • the system 1 is composed of a portal frame 3 on which a horizontal carriage 4 slides in guides 5 (which are stationary relative to the stringers 3a).
  • a manipulator unit 6 is fitted to the carriage 4, and slides in a vertical guide 7.
  • the guides 5 allow displacement of the manipulator unit 6 in the y direction
  • the horizontal carriage allows displacement thereof in the perpendicular direction x
  • the guide 7 allows displacement thereof in the z direction.
  • manipulator unit 6 may be easily moved to any point within the frame, along the above Cartesian coordinates.
  • the portal 3 further has two posts 9, which are part of a unit 10 for handling and inserting separators 12, as described hereafter.
  • the posts 9 extend vertically, i.e. along the manipulator displacement direction along the z axis, and are secured to the basis of the portal frame 3 of the automatic palletizer system 1.
  • Each post is equipped with an electric motor 8 and a pair of orthogonal arms 11 extending along two adjacent sides to define - as viewed in a top view of the system 1 - an "L" facing the inside of the portal 3.
  • the purpose of the arms 11 is to support the separators 12, which are appropriately attached thereto by known means, and to move them vertically, along the z direction, by the electric motor 8, that operates on the pair of arms 11 attached thereto by means of known mechanical drives, such as chains, toothed belts and rack and pinion mechanisms.
  • These separators 12 are box-like thin-walled elements, which are designed to be introduced in the carton boxes 13 in which the preforms 2 are to be inserted and palletized.
  • the separator 12 has a number of partitions 12a, parallel to one of its sides and equally spaced at such a distance as to allow the preform 2 to be perpendicularly inserted and received between two partitions 12a (which means that, after insertion, the axis 2a of the preform 2 is perpendicular to the plane of the wall 12a).
  • the system 1 has two separator inserting units 10, so that, during palletization on a carton box, an operator can prepare the adjacent unit in safe conditions.
  • the operator will place the empty carton box 13 on a pallet 14 in the right position within the system 1, obviously after lifting the corresponding separator 12.
  • the separator 12 will be lowered along the post 9 and introduced in the carton box 13, where it will remain during the next preform 2 palletization step.
  • the above palletization is performed by the manipulator unit 6 as shown in Figures 3 and 5 .
  • the manipulator 6 consists of a vertically extending arm 20, which can rotate about its center axis thanks to an independent motor drive unit 21.
  • the unit 6 is mounted to a carriage 22, which can be translated vertically (along the z axis) in a corresponding guide 7.
  • the arm 20 has a head 23 which is hinged at corresponding hinge points 24, allowing it to rotate about said hinge points.
  • Figures 3 , 5 , 3a and 5a show two possible positions of the head 23, the former being orthogonal to the direction of the arm 20, the latter being parallel thereto.
  • Figure 4 shows that the head 23 may be also set in mirror positions, more particularly at angles of ⁇ 90° with respect to the vertical defined by the extension of the arm 20.
  • the head 23 is positioned by well-known means, not shown herein; according to one embodiment of the head 23 rotating device, two parallel sprockets are mounted both on the head 23 and on the arm 20 and are connected by a toothed belt; such belt may be actuated by a hydraulic cylinder mounted on the arm 20 which operates on the belt on both belt moving directions, thereby causing the desired rotation in both directions.
  • the head 23 is shown as having a plurality of compartments 30 approximately conforming to the shape of the preform 2 to be gripped.
  • the head 23 has a cavity 31 therein, and each compartment 30 has a hole 32 connected to said cavity 31.
  • this cavity 31 is to create negative pressure in the adjacent compartments 30, whereby, in known system mounting conditions, vacuum may be generated in the cavity 31 to turn the head 233 into a preform 2 suction head.
  • the preforms 2 shall be thus conveyed to a pick-up station, by conveyor means, designated by numeral 40 in Figure 1 .
  • the preforms 2 are received vertically on the conveyors, where they accumulate in a stacked arrangement for pick-up; this occurs by moving the head 23, in the rotated position of Figure 3a (or a position opposite thereto), toward the stack of preforms 2 ready to be sucked: as the vacuum system is actuated, the preforms 2 are attracted and firmly held against the head 23.
  • a control system controls the whole palletization step, by moving the manipulator 6 with the preforms attached thereto over the carton box to be filled, so that the head 23 is parallel to the direction of the walls 12a of the separator 2.
  • the head 23 is rotated so that the previously vertical preforms 2 are oriented horizontally, ready to be inserted between two partitions 12a.
  • the arm 6 may be then lowered into the separator and vacuum may be relieved to release the preforms 2 in the carton box.
  • the palletization system While reference has been made in this example to reforms 2 being laid vertically, the palletization system also operates with preforms 2 arranged at different angles.
  • the head 23 will be thus positioned in such a manner as to be able to properly pick up and suck the preforms 2.
  • the preforms 2 may be also released in a position other than the horizontal position.

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  1. Automatisches System (1) zum geordneten Verpacken von Plastikvorformen (2) in Pappschachteln, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es umfasst:
    a. eine Handhabungseinheit (6) mit einem Vakuum-Greifkopf (23), wobei dieser Kopf (23) eine Vielzahl Fächer (30) umfasst, deren Form sich an die der Vorformen (2) anpasst;
    b. eine oder mehrere Einheiten (10) zum Handhaben und Einbringen von Trennelementen (12) in die zu befüllende Pappschachtel (13), wobei jedes Trennelement (12) eine Vielzahl Wände (12a) aufweist, welche parallel zu einer der Seiten des Trennelementes (12) und äquidistant in einem Abstand angeordnet sind, der zumindest der Länge der Vorform (2) entspricht.
  2. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Handhabungseinheit (6) einen sich senkrecht erstreckenden Arm (20) mit einem Greifkopf (23) aufweist, welcher an seinem unteren Ende an entsprechenden Gelenkpunkten (24) angebaut ist, so dass der Kopf (23) um diese Gelenkpunkte drehbar ist.
  3. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Arm (10) eine eigenständige Motorantriebseinehit (21) aufweist, so dass er um seine mittlere Achse drehbar ist.
  4. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Greifkopf (23) im Inneren einen über Bohrungen (32) mit den einzelnen Fächern (30) verbundenen Hohlraum (31) aufweist, sowie Mittel zum Aufbau von Unterdruck in dem Hohlraum (31).
  5. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einheiten (10) zum Einbringen von Trennelementen (12) jeweils eine sich in senkrechter Richtung erstreckende Säule (9) und ein von einem Elektromotor (8) angetriebenes Armpaar (11) aufweisen, welches das Trennelement (12) trägt, dessen beide Seiten an den oben genannten Armen (11) befestigt sind.
  6. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Arme im rechten Winkel entlang zweier benachbarter Seiten erstrecken, wodurch ein der Innenseite des Portals 3 zugewandtes "L" entsteht.
  7. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Elektromotor (8) über mechanische Triebe, wie Ketten, Zahnriemen und Zahnstangentriebe, auf das Armpaar (11) einwirkt, wobei die Arme durch diese Betätigung in senkrechter Richtung verschoben werden.
  8. Automatisches System (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Handhabungseinheit (6) an einem Schlitten (22) montiert ist, der eine senkrechte Bewegung erlaubt, wobei der Schlitten (22) in eine Führung (7) greift, und diese Führung (7) ihrerseits senkrecht an einem waagerechten Schlitten (4) montiert ist; dabei greift dieser Schlitten (4) in Führungen (5) an einem Portalrahmen (3) des Systems (1) ein.
  9. Automatisches System nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es ein System zur Steuerung der Handhabungseinheit (6) und seiner Palettisierungsvorgänge umfasst.
  10. Verfahren zum geordneten Verpacken von Plastikvorformen in Pappschachteln, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es folgende Schritte umfasst:
    a. Einführen in die Pappschachteln einer Vielzahl Trennelemente oder senkrechter Aufteilungen, welche dieselbe Grösse wie eine der senkrechten Wände des Behälters aufweisen und eine Vielzahl senkrechter Kanäle schaffen können, deren Breite zumindest der Höhe der Vorform entspricht;
    b. Befüllen der senkrechten Kanäle mit flachen Schichten von Vorformen, wobei die Vorformhälse einer Schicht entgegengesetzt zu den Vorformhälsen der darauffolgenden Schicht angeordnet sind;
    c. Entfernen der Vielzahl Trennelemente aus der Pappschachtel nach erfolgtem Befüllen sämtlicher Kanäle, so dass lose Vorformen in geordneten Reihen verbleiben.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trennelemente so lange in den Pappschachteln verbleiben, bis alle Kanäle gefüllt sind.
EP06791933A 2005-09-12 2006-09-08 Verfahren und automatisches system zur ordentlichen verpackung von kunststoffvorformen in pappkartons Not-in-force EP1924504B1 (de)

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